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Taboo

Name: Taboo
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1999-12-18
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yōichi Sai, Shinji Takeda

DramaHistoryThriller

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

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Takeshi KitanoRyuhei MatsudaTadanobu AsanoYōichi SaiShinji TakedaSusumu TerajimaTomorowo TaguchiYoji TanakaKei SatōJiro SakagamiEve MasatohYoshiaki Fujiwara

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Nagisa Ōshima

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